4 TIPS FOR MANAGING A VIRTUAL WORKFORCE
It can be tricky being a manager for the first time, but arguably harder if you don’t physically see your employees daily.
- Host office hours. Make yourself available at specific times that your employees can reach you and ask questions. Keep your virtual office door open and invite conversation.
- Share your communication style. Share with your team the best way to get in touch with you (email, text, messenger)
- Virtual happy hour. Invite informal conversations with your team over a glass of wine or coffee.
- Get face time. If you’re in their town, take your employee out to lunch and get to know them.
Workplace Communication Speaker and Trainer at Everything's Not OK and That's OK
Alissa Carpenter is the Owner of Everything’s Not Ok and That’s Ok, author of How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work, TEDx speaker, and host of Humanize Your Workplace.She works directly with organizations to bridge communication gaps across generations, job functions, and geography and has worked with non-profits to multi-billion-dollar enterprises.She has an MEd in Social and Comparative Analysis in Education, is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and is certified in the Strong Interest Inventory and Myers Briggs Type Indicator.Alissa has been featured on ABC, CBS, NPR, FOX, Forbes, and quoted in multiple media outlets including CNN Money and Fast Company.
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